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Panic In The Streets (album)
''Panic in the Streets'' is a filmed document of Widespread Panic's April 18, 1998 concert/release party for the band's first live album '' Light Fuse Get Away'' (which would contain 19 tracks from various performances in 1997). Filmed in the band's hometown of Athens, GA the 1998 concert marked one of the world's biggest CD release parties with an estimated 100,000 "Spreadheads" in attendance. The DVD "Panic in the Streets" includes footage from the downtown concert as well as classic footage from 1991 (filmed at another Athens venue) entitled ''Live from the Georgia Theatre''. The DVD also includes the Billy Bob Thornton-directed video of the song "Aunt Avis" featuring Vic Chesnutt and Laura Dern. The audio from ''Panic in the Streets'' was also released on CD. DVD/CD track listing #"Disco" (John Bell, John Hermann, Michael Houser, Todd Nance, Domingo Ortiz, David Schools) – 4:58 #"Tall Boy" (Bell, Hermann, Houser, Nance, Ortiz, Schools) – 7:56 #"Love Tractor" (Bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring. The band's original guitarist and sometime songwriter, Michael Houser, died of pancreatic cancer in 2002, and the original drummer, Todd Nance, left in 2016 and died in 2020. The band was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1986, and is influenced by the Southern rock, blues-rock, progressive rock, funk and hard rock genres. They have been compared to other jam bands such as the Grateful Dead and Phish. Widely renowned for their live performances, as of 2018, they hold the record for number of sold-out performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, Colorado) at 66 and State Farm Arena (Atlanta) at 20. Band history 1981–1995: Early years and rise to national attention John Bell and Michael Houser met in 1981 in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
